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I have a lot of speaker wires, video coaxial cable, electric plugs… previously concealed by carpeting. Can I run the cables under the Formica planks?

April 26, 2017cable coaxial concealed electric speaker video wires

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I have a lot of speaker wires, video coaxial cable, electric plugs… previously concealed by carpeting. Can I run the cables under the Formica planks?

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It is not recommend to run wires or cables underneath your laminate as this may violate your local fire code and cause unevenness in your subfloor which in turn will cause your laminate floor to buckle. There are wire tracks available that enable you to install low-voltage wiring (for example: speaker wire, stereo cables, telephone wiring, network wiring, alarm wiring) behind standard wall base molding. Some base moldings offer a channel for wiring.